Pitch for IU med school at 'Promenade'

When Indiana University requests proposals from local sites interested in its medical school expansion, The Promenade on Evansville's East Side will have a strong one to offer, developers said Wednesday.

KEVIN SWANK / Courier & Press Steve Martin, of The Martin Group, made a pitch to locate the planned interdisciplinary academic health science education and research campus on The Promenade on Evansville’s East Side during a news conference at 4004 E. Morgan Ave. in Evansville, Ind. on Wednesday.

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KEVIN SWANK / Courier & Press Matt McDaniel, right, and Nick Burch, both with Sign-A-Rama, remove the tarp covering one of the signs announcing The Martin Group’s proposal to locate the planned interdisciplinary academic health science education and research campus on The Promenade on Evansville’s East Side on Wednesday.

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The Martin Group The proposed development layout for The Promenade by The Martin Group showing their proposal on where to locate the planned interdisciplinary academic health science education and research campus on The Promenade on Evansville’s East Side This proposal also shows the rental housing that is available in the area.

KEVIN SWANK / Courier & Press Andy Martin, with the Martin Group, talks about plans for The Havens of Promenade, a new residential community that will be located along Oak Grove Road between Cross Pointe Boulevard and Burkhardt Road during a news conference on Wednesday. The 224-unit apartment complex will consist of 16 buildings on 13 acres with construction scheduled to begin in the spring of 2014.

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The Martin Group The Martin Group announced plans for The Havens of Promenade, a new residential community that will be located along Oak Grove Road between Cross Pointe Boulevard and Burkhardt Road during a news conference on Wednesday. The 224-unit apartment complex will consist of 16 buildings on 13 acres with construction scheduled to begin in the spring of 2014.

Kevin Swank, The Evansville Courier & Press

KEVIN SWANK / Courier & Press Alex Martin, with the Martin Group, talks about plans for The Havens of Promenade, a new residential community that will be located along Oak Grove Road between Cross Pointe Boulevard and Burkhardt Road during a news conference on Wednesday. The 224-unit apartment complex will consist of 16 buildings on 13 acres with construction scheduled to begin in the spring of 2014.

Kevin Swank, The Evansville Courier & Press

The Martin Group The proposed development layout for The Promenade by The Martin Group.